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Must fight temptation to buy an overpriced raspberry pi (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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original post: https://mk.moth.zone/notes/a8zer7ypj6uv02ka

@eri@mk.moth.zone seriously though unless you actually NEED the size constraint, get an e-waste their laptop and put Debian on it instead of buying a single board computer. there's a bajillion windows 8.1 lappies going into landfill every second that you could turn into funny little servers
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

Pi's are ARM-based, which still to this day limits the scope of their applicability.

Also, you should absolutely inspect a laptop before buying. Many, if not most, of old laptops will run just fine for the next few years.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Pi’s are ARM-based, which still to this day limits the scope of their applicability.

    Untrue.

    Also, you should absolutely inspect a laptop before buying. Many, if not most, of old laptops will run just fine for the next few years.

    Until the battery needs replacing, costing more than a pi, one key on the keyboard dies, etc.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Untrue

    Which part?

    Until the battery needs replacing, costing more than a pi, one key on the keyboard dies, etc.

    Do you need any of that? You can remove the battery and keep it plugged, and use it as a server to which you connect over SSH, with an added benefit of having local access if you actually need it.

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